Jordan's Resume
Education
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Bachelor of Arts Journalism Studies | August 2019 - December 2022​
Minors: Communications and Sports Management
Graduated with Honors
Work Experience
FantasyPros, remote
NFL News Correspondent | June 2022 - Present
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Covering NFL news and writing briefs that include fantasy football impacts in a timely manner
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Have written over 1,000 individual notes on NFL news
NFL News Desk Lead | July 2023 - Present
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Assisting desk managers, maintaining a consistent flow of NFL news for the news correspondent team and ensuring fantasy-relevant news does not go uncovered
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Pro Football Network, remote
Copyeditor | August 2023 - Present
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Ensuring articles at PFN are properly edited, correctly formatted, have the right ad breaks, and use the correct SEO tactics
Freelance Writer | June 2023 - August 2023
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Covering college football news and stories while providing fresh information and unique perspectives on the state of the college football landscape
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Developing a further understanding of the value and function of SEO through WordPress
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Yardbarker, remote
Freelance Writer | March 2023 - June 2023​
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Covering sports news and sports trends in an informative manner
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Worked with the publishing software Blogger to create content
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The Battalion, Texas A&M University
Sports Writer | March 2020 - December 2022
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Covering Texas A&M sports for the university newspaper through recaps, previews, features, profiles, etc.
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Involved in Batt Signal and Home Turf podcast production
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Communicating with SIDs in cooperation of coverage
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Wrote 176 individual articles across a half dozen different sports
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Won multiple awards for my writing and coverage of sports content
Asst. Sports Editor | December 2021 - June 2022
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Covering A&M sports and editing articles for the university newspaper from a leadership position
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Helping put together weekly papers and daily online articles
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Conducting weekly meetings with staff members and working alongside other members of the sports desk
Head Sports Editor | June 2022 - December 2022
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Covering A&M sports and editing articles for the university newspaper from a leadership position
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Helping put together weekly papers and daily online articles and assisting in podcast production
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Conducting weekly meetings with staff members and coordinating with both writers and assistant editors
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Putting together Maroon Life, a magazine over the semester’s athletics
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Interviewing, hiring, and training new writers and teaching them media style and sports writing
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Gained extensive experience in AP style and editing while learning about the value and uses of SEO
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Helped further develop the sports desk's social media usage and develop an increased presence in multimedia
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​Worked closely with photographers and graphic designers to integrate visually appealing elements into sports stories and prints.
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Assisted in maintaining the historical standard of excellence at The Battalion, assisting in the production of a product that won multiple award during my time as an editor
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The Eagle, Bryan-College Station, Texas
Sports Writer | September 2021 - November 2022
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Covering high school football across Brazos Valley for the local newspaper
Multimedia
Home Turf | January 2022 — November 2022
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Home Turf Podcast, an A&M-sports-centric podcast co-hosted with The Battalion sports desk
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Started a series where I would interview other student journalists at rival schools ahead of games to get insider insight on upcoming matchups
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Won an award with TIPA for an episode in my series discussing the 2022 LSU at Texas A&M football game
2nd Down | June 2020 — April 2021
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An all-sports podcast co-hosted with my college roommate covering a variety of sports news
Awards
Pinnacle Award: Best Sports Section, The Battalion — 1st | 2021-22
ACP’s Clips & Clicks Contest Sweepstakes, The Battalion — 1st | Fall 2022
ACP’s Clips & Clicks Contest: Sports Story; Jimbo’s Triple Option: A&M’s QB Problem — 1st| Fall 2022
TIPA’s Division I Overall Excellence Newspaper, The Battalion — 1st | 2022
TIPA’s Division I Overall Excellence News Production, Home Turf podcast — 1st | 2022
TIPA’s Podcast award, Home Turf podcast — 1st | 2022
TIPA’s Sports Game Story award; 3 seconds, 2 yards, 1 dream — 3rd | 2022
Skills
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Working skill in Photoshop
Working skill in video editing
Working skill in SEO
Writing and Editing
Interviewing
BLOX CMS
Blogger
WordPress
TweetDeck
Meta Business Suite
Podcasting